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- 04 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered
don’t think people would buy that” or “I don’t know if that’s even possible.” My mindset started to change last fall when I attended SPARK, the 2016 HBS Entrepreneurship Conference. Hearing founders at the conference share their stories... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: David Goldman/AP] Related Reading Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either) Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps 'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase
Power of Data Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’ On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details
- 14 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association
year to celebrate Jewish holidays as a community and share these special occasions with fellow students. Students will have the opportunity to attend campus-wide Shabbat dinners as well as access resources to host their own for a more... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
a pair share the same ethnic background, attended the same school, or worked for the same employer previously). Moreover, frequent collaborators in syndication are those venture capitalists who display a high level of mutual affinity. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
four to one. When another premium brand lowers its wholesale price in an attempt to stimulate sales, Heublein’s president decides to increase the price of Smirnoff and put the additional revenue into advertising. This case taught me that you can increase market View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Action Plan: Wild at Heart
the pink-flowered mimosa and seaside goldenrod. By 2021, she had stepped away from the marketing world, taking time off to assess her next step and—obviously—to garden. Out of that time came the idea for her newsletter, which she launched in 2022, as a way to research... View Details
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Competing on a Common Platform
Why have over 100 firms joined the Eclipse Foundation to collectively produce an open source platform and tools for software application development? What are they trying to accomplish? This research analyzes IBMs divestment of the Eclipse Java Integrated Development... View Details
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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online
Hide Details Concepts The Capital Allocation Problem How to Grow: Organic vs. Inorganic Growth Distributing Cash to Shareholders Distribution Motivations Featured Exercises Capital allocation decision tree analysis Weigh value of dividends vs. View Details
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
visit the nation and share their experiences with their followers, pushing authentic messages to key consumer groups, such as affluent parents. Establishing street CRED Switzerland, Germany, and Japan dominate brand rankings.... View Details
- 21 Sep 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?
decisions. To learn more about Power, for All, register to attend a free book discussion with Battilana and Casciaro at 6 p.m. EST on Thursday, Sept. 23. About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image:... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 08 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?
will likely fail.” About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media creator for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: diane39] Related Reading: Digital Change: Lessons from the Newspaper Industry HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers A... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
share that enthusiasm with a group that is also unlikely to fit the traditional insurance mold: people in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Terry, who worked in product management at Liberty Mutual for a dozen years, observes that life used... View Details
- May 2011
- Article
The Wise Leader
By: Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi
In an era of increasing discontinuity, wise leadership has nearly vanished. Many leaders find it difficult to reinvent their corporations rapidly enough to cope with new technologies, demographic shifts, and consumption trends. They can't develop truly global... View Details
Keywords: Communication Intention and Meaning; Interpersonal Communication; Experience and Expertise; Values and Beliefs; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leadership; Leadership Development; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Personal Characteristics; Power and Influence
Nonaka, Ikujiro, and Hirotaka Takeuchi. "The Wise Leader." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011).
- 28 Sep 2023
- News
Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive
Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network provides thousands of opportunities to create and strengthen connections among and between HBS... View Details
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
Reading: Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records The Knowledge Coach What do you think of this research? How are you managing your life in retirement? Have you created an... View Details
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Research - Private Capital Project
then, it discusses other investment vehicles like... June 2023 Journal of Financial Economics Why Is Dollar Debt Cheaper? Evidence from Peru By: Bryan Gutiérrez, Victoria Ivashina and Juliana Salomao In emerging markets, a significant View Details
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India Transformed? Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005 (with Anusha Chari)
By: Laura Alfaro
Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India’s economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
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Business Leaders and Corporate Responsibility
By: Thomas R. Piper
Thomas R. Piper is trying to establish an appropriate sense of ethics and corporate responsibility for future business leaders. Earlier research provided compelling evidence that many future leaders seriously doubt that their interpersonal ethics can be brought into... View Details
- November 2024
- Article
Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs
By: Xi Ling, Wesley R. Hartmann and Tomomichi Amano
This paper compares two estimators—the Border Approach and an Instrumental Variable (IV) estimator—using a unified framework where identifying variation arises from “preference externalities,” following the intuition in Waldfogel (2003). We highlight two dimensions in... View Details
Ling, Xi, Wesley R. Hartmann, and Tomomichi Amano. "Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs." Management Science 70, no. 11 (November 2024): 7892–7910.